How are we going to get out?
The water didn't go down overnight.
It's really dark in here.
Let me see.
What do we do now?
This is why you bring rope.
-Titan, can you hold this? -Okay.
Here, Tee.
Hold this.
I'm going to swim under and tie off on the other side.
Then you pull yourselves through.
-All right? -Yes. Okay.
Let's do it.
-He's taking too long. -Something is wrong.
Don't be such a scaredy-cat, Night. Eak knows what he's doing.
No!
I agree with Night. Something is wrong!
Hurry.
Mark, move.
Eak.
-Eak! -Eak!
-Bring him up. -Are you okay?
Are you okay?
Bring him up.
Eak.
Rest.
Eak.
Are we trapped here?
We just have to wait a little longer.
It's been all night. I'm hungry.
Think of the story you'll tell your parents, Titan.
If they don't kill me first.
Let's go.
Dom, how about a song to cheer us up?
-Anything but Maroon 5. -Haters!
Let's go.
Just go to sleep, he'll be back tomorrow
Which song is that?
Time will clarify everything
-Governor. -Governor.
-The governor has arrived. -Governor.
Governor, can you answer a few questions?
Good day, Governor.
We're glad you're here. Thank you for honoring us with your time.
We're a little shorthanded right now.
We've started to fill sandbags, but…
-Are those their names? -Yes.
There were 11 bikes and one motorbike.
All 12 boys' families have been contacted.
Are the parents here?
They're…
They're here. I can take you to them.
This way, sir.
VIP One.
This way, please.
-Governor. -Governor.
What's being done to rescue these boys and their coach?
I have nothing to tell you at the moment.
Who is in charge of the search?
-Governor. -Governor.
Cordon the press off by the time I'm back.
Yes, sir. I'll have Pim take care of that for you.
You take care of it.
I want you to set up the command tent for me.
Communication equipment, radios, maps, whatever you can find.
Yes, sir.
Not too far. Get it all as close to here as you can.
Yes, sir.
Governor, sir. Just stay on the trail.
And you'll find the parents at the shrine.
Okay.
I trust Eak.
He'll take care of the boys like they were his own.
Just like? But they're not really his children.
Titan chose to go into that cave instead of coming home.
It's not Coach Eak's fault.
Then is it my fault that our child got stuck in a cave?
You said it yourself.
-The governor is here. -Hello.
-Hello.
I'm sorry that these children have caused you problems.
Don't worry.
I have two children myself.
I will stay with you until all the kids are safe.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Governor.
The village seer said that the kids have offended the spirits of the cave.
We have to beg for their forgiveness.
Could you please come pray with us, Governor?
I believe more in science than faith.
I may not believe in spirits, but I don't want to disrespect them.
I heard something.
What? A ghost?
Maybe the princess is coming to get us.
Nah. Shut up, Biw!
Hey. Who ate eggs yesterday?
I did.
-Did you fart? -It's Mix for sure.
-I didn't! -Is it Mix?
It stinks.
-It's obviously him. -It stinks so bad.
Eak's here.
Hey, Eak.
Can we go out?
Not all the way.
But I'm going to try the rope again.
You all stay here.
Tee, Note, and Night, come with me.
Wait here.
Eak, Mark is sick.
I'm not sick.
Just hungry and cold, like everyone else.
Tee, bring Biw back here.
I'm okay. I promise.
I know.
I also know a small guy like you is the toughest one.
-Really? -Yes.
Because I was the smallest once.
You'll be fine.
We just need to warm you up.
Okay?
Let's get Mark that extra shirt, Biw.
Coach.
I'm also cold.
Fine.
It was too tight on my muscles anyway.
What muscles?
Burn. You must not be that sick.
I got it.
You guys can go ahead. Don't wait for me.
This sometimes happens when I don't get enough to eat.
It's not a big deal.
It's all of us or none of us.
-Okay? -Okay.
Namhom, are you awake?
This rain is going to make us late enough for work as it is.
Stop daydreaming.
Mark didn't come home last night.
He didn't even answer when I called.
He's probably just with his friends.
Mark doesn't have many friends since we left Tachileik.
That's why I was so happy he said he was going to soccer practice.
What did you just say?
I saw the news on Ta Mon's Facebook this morning.
I'm not sure if it's the same team.
What happened?
Park officials have confirmed that
a local soccer team, the Wild Boars, went missing in Luang Cave last night.
Lend me your scooter.
-But there will be a lot of police there. Give me the key.
Thanks.
Excuse me, sir.
Officer, excuse me.
I would like to talk to someone about my son.
I think he is in the cave.
What is your son's name?
Mongkol Bunpiam. "Mark."
He's not on the list. Did someone contact you?
No, but--
He's probably with a girl somewhere.
-Officer, please. -Do not pass the gate.
Officer, talk to me, please.
Officer, talk to me, please!
I don't understand what's taking so long with these rangers, Nop.
Calm down. They're waiting for him.
He's some sort of amateur mapmaker, out here all the time.
No one knows Luang Cave better than him.
He'll know what to do.
And what am I supposed to do?
Stand around while my son dies a hundred meters away?
Right now, we pray for the rain to stop and the water to drop.
My wife said the same thing. Look, Coach.
Superstition doesn't save drowning boys.
-Is your son one of the boys? -Yes.
Ekkarat Wongsukchan or "Biw."
Can you swim?
What is that?
I heard it too.
-What is it? -Where is it from?
Water!
Tee, flash flood! Lead them out!
Hurry! We can't stay here. The tunnel to Pattaya will flood.
We have to go farther in and make it to Pattaya.
-Go! -Let's go!
Get moving! Tee, flash flood! Move!
-Hold on. -Hurry.
-The flashlight. -Eak, hurry!
-Come on! -Let's go!
-Get moving! -Tee, flash flood! Move!
Careful, Dom! Help your team!
Come on!
We're going to drown.
Go! Move!
Hurry! Go!
-Keep going! -Hurry!
I can't do it. I can't swim.
Go faster! Go!
Pattaya is just beyond the sump, Biw.
Listen. I won't let anything happen to any of you.
But we have to go now.
Mark and I will be right behind you. Okay?
Go!
Biw, hold on to Dom.
Take a deep breath, Mark.
You think they drowned?
Yes, sir.
I don't know about your boys.
But my boy, Biw, can't swim.
I'm going to make offerings to every spirit and deity I can think of.
Weren't you listening? It's impossible!
I suggest the rest of you…
do the same as me.
If we are to have any chance of getting our sons out of there,
we need to pray to the spirits and ask them to help our children.
Let's pray. Come on.
Stay calm, honey.
They're going to find our boy.
Let's go pray.
I believe the governor can help our son.
My heart can't take this anymore.
You're the second boy, Adul's, guardian?
Are you a Christian?
We do not believe that we can buy God's mercy,
but our entire congregation is praying for him.
And for all those missing.
It's probably nothing.
Just kids being kids, off on an adventure.
Let the local authorities handle this.
You don't want to risk losing face over some local problems.
You're above this.
The locals don't have the experience to coordinate an effort this big.
They've already said they're going to transfer me.
What else could they do to me?
You really want to make this your problem?
You're asking me to call for the most elite special forces we have
who are focused on their annual exam for their promotions right now.
Yes.
The people we came up in the service with,
they are not your friends.
They will not lose face for you.
Imagine, if they help you,
and the situation in Tham Luang goes badly,
what will happen to their reputation or to yours?
Do you remember…
when you first sent me here?
You said it's hard for people back in the capital
to understand what's happening in a rural area.
And that I had to trust the men on the ground.
Have you forgotten that?
Okay.
Have it your way.
You better hope those boys are still alive.
Damn it!
How is anyone ever going to find us?
-I'm too young to die. -You're all right now.
-You're young? -I'm only 11.
Everything is all right.
My worst birthday ever.
It's your birthday too?
I don't even care if my mom bought a SpongeBob cake.
I just don't want her to eat it without me.
Slowly.
Leave me alone, Biw!
Phong!
Go away!
Calm down! Take a deep breath!
We're going to die in here!
And no one will ever find us!
No one is dying here, Phong.
No one will die in here!
Everyone, sit down.
You sit down too, Phong.
It's okay to be afraid. Nothing wrong with that.
But don't panic.
No!
Eak.
Back when I was at the monastery,
whenever I got upset, the abbot would make me meditate.
I didn't want to do it back then.
But you know what?
He was right.
Meditation…
will help clear our minds.
It'll stop you from freaking out like this.
When your mind is calm, we can overcome fear.
Adul.
Let's meditate.
You don't need to be a Buddhist to meditate.
Do you want to try?
Let's give it a try, okay?
Close your eyes. Okay.
Take a deep breath.
Everybody, close your eyes.
Let's try, Tee.
Mark, close your eyes.
Focus your whole mind on the tip of your nose.
Inhale, Lord.
Exhale, Buddha.
Inhale, Lord.
Exhale, Buddha.
Sabbe Satta.
Whatever living beings there may be,
whether they are weak or strong,
omitting none, the great or the mighty,
the seen and the unseen,
may all beings be at ease.
I've looked everywhere.
He's not the kind of boy who'd run away.
He could be more mischievous than you think.
I know my son.
Hey!
He told you earlier you don't belong here.
Isn't it good your son isn't on the list?
We'd better be prepared. Now that the story's on the news,
there's going to be plenty more.
Where are you from?
Your accent sounds Burmese.
I'm not lying.
My son is really missing. He was with the Wild Boars.
You'll get in trouble falsely reporting a missing child.
Let me see your papers.
But…
-Coach Nop! -Hey!
-You need to calm down. -Coach Nop!
Hey! I could have you deported, you know?
Governor.
What's going on?
This woman says her son is in the cave.
But all the children and guardians are accounted for.
Please, sir. Please believe me. I know my son's in there.
Coach, my son. I beg you.
My son is Mark, Mongkol Bunpiam.
I know Mark.
But I didn't see him at the field yesterday.
He hasn't been around in a while.
I…
I admit.
I have no Thai papers.
I have no documents at all.
I am Tai Yai from Kengtung.
Why would I risk everything to come here if I didn't believe that
my son is in that cave and that he needs me to be here?
She stays. Until we know for sure.
Mark's mom.
Phong.
What is it?
What is it? Why are you waking me up now?
Come here.
What is it?
What's with you?
Tee.
Rumor is, if we go far enough,
you can connect to Myanmar and the way out.
You're in charge while I'm gone.
Try to keep the pranks to a minimum.
Sounds good.
What is it?
Follow me.
What's that sound? Are there animals in here?
-He's sucking a toe. -What?
Mom.
We're out of Lactasoy.
Let's go. I think we need to explore.
Do you really think there's a way out?
It's steep, going up the right direction.
At least it's safe from the water.
There's always a way out.
Phong.
Slow down, Phong.
How are you doing?
Phong?
Phong.
You were wrong. There's no freaking way out!
How can you be so calm
when we're never getting out of here?
By now, people will be looking for us.
No one is looking for me.
Phong.
I don't have anyone but my grandma.
Before I left yesterday,
I fought with her
because she keeps trying to send me to Chiang Mai to live with my uncle.
I was so mad at her. I didn't tell her where I was going.
I even thought maybe I won't come home,
so she can see how much she needs me.
I was such a-- I didn't mean--
I didn't mean for this to happen.
Phong, listen to me.
I'll tell you something.
For a long time, it was just me and my dad.
Then one day, he was gone too.
My uncle said he was taking me to the monastery…
to get a better education.
So I could have a better life.
But that's not what it felt like.
It's not easy to be sent away by people you love.
It hurt.
But you will survive…
all of this.
Better?
What?
I can't believe Biw was sucking on Adul's toe
and thought it was Lactasoy.
Never going to let him forget that.
Never.
I'll tease him forever.
Now what do we do?
Be careful.
Be careful. It's slippery.
Hey.
Hey, Eak.
-Wait. -Hmm?
Look.
Over there.
We missed it on the way in.
It's some kind of writing.
You see what I see?
Holy crap!
Guys.
They're here to help us.
They will save the boys. Here they are.
This way out?
No way.
Imagine a mountain like a pyramid.
Wide base, narrow top.
Phong and I checked.
If we dig up that way,
we'll reach the top in about five to ten meters.
No way.
See for yourself.
Look at all this rough rock. Clearly, it caved in.
If we dig together, next thing you know, we'll climb out into pineapple fields.
What else do you guys have to do?
I'll dig.
Mark's gonna help us dig.
Who else?
All we can think about is KFC.
Okay.
I know you are hungry.
I won't tell you not to think about food.
I can tell you that
it's easier to go without food than you think.
I ate one meal a day for ten years.
Yeah, you were a monk then.
Do you think monks are never hungry?
At first, it was so bad, I didn't think I'd make it.
One day, a monk told me to drink as much water as I could
to manage my hunger.
We can drink water from here because it's filtered through the stones.
And you try to imagine you're eating KFC.
So, who will drink first?
No one?
Titan is small,
but he's got the biggest mouth.
Give it a try.
Titan, you go first.
Just a minute.
This?
-Drink it. -Come on, drink.
How is it?
Worse than my grandmother's cooking.
-Really? -Let me try.
-I'm next. -I'm thirsty too.
-Here. -Try it.
Can I drink from here?
-Does it taste delicious? -It tastes great.
-It tastes weird. -Really?
Tee.
At least we won't die of thirst.
Organize everyone into groups like a practice drill on the field.
Each group will work shifts digging.
And start saving flashlights for digging only.
Do you really think that's the way out?
I don't want to take the chance that it's not.
I think we should give it a try.
-I'm ready to start digging. -Let's do it.
-Let's go. -Come on.
TMD, this is Noon speaking.
Hello, it's Pim.
We spoke yesterday.
Yes. I saw a local news report on social media.
Did you find those soccer boys?
Not yet.
But the rescue team is working on it.
The governor would like hourly weather reports.
Is that possible?
Yes. If there's anything else I can do, please call.
Thank you so much.
-Odd. -Yes.
The governor in Chiang Rai wants hourly weather reports.
Call everyone and set a meeting.
Good luck.
Okay, I'm taking that as an actual order.
Uh-huh.
Are you ready?
Hello, everyone.
Please don't proceed quite yet.
Our son will be okay, Tai.
Let's go.
Good luck.
Can you move it?
Not on my own.
Come on. Teamwork.
-I'll hold the light. -Come on.
The situation is more complicated than we predicted.
But we will try again tomorrow.
Damn it!
They're coming.
Where are the kids?
First, you wanted Navy SEALs.
And now…
I'm hearing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
that you have divers from half a dozen other countries coming in?
Have you lost your mind?
It's been four days.
The SEALs' doctor says they're beginning to starve.
You'd rather I let the boys die in the cave?
I'd rather you consider they might already be dead
before you make foreigners aware of our predicament.
There's no coming back from this, Narongsak.
People might've understood you're trying to save face.
But you can't save face…
for an entire government, the whole of Thailand.
If this doesn't work out,
no one will touch you.
You'll be lucky to just never work again.
There are no second chances.
Don't fail.
At least no one will die of boredom
listening to my dad tell that story about his friend being trapped in a cave.
Now he can tell how his son got trapped for days.
Who wanted a hamburger?
-I did. -Here.
-Still waiting for my Moo Ping. -Just a minute.
-Mix. -What?
-You forgot the sauce. -Sorry.
Just eat it. It still tastes good.
-You little… -Don't be picky.
Shift change. Note, you're up.
Come on, let's go.
-I'm still waiting for my Moo Ping. -Take it to go.
You're such a killjoy.
-Is my Moo Ping ready? -Sure, man.
-Thank you. -Let's go.
You're always interrupting my meal.
Tle.
Huh?
How long before he realizes it's actually your shift?
A few minutes.
He will be so pissed when he finds out.
-Yeah, pissed at you! -No, at you.
There's no use in praying.
By now, the kids are already dead.
Oh, child.
Let's return home.
Child. My child.
It's me.
Sometimes faith is all we have left.
It's the best we have to give, but that doesn't mean it's not enough.
Child, return to me.
My child.
Let's return home together.
Biw.
Princess.
Child. My child.
Daddy is waiting for you!
Where are the others?
Too weak to get up.
We could all use some rest and water.
Okay.
Are you coming?
I'm going to work a little longer.
Eak, you need rest too.
Titan, I've never told you about my brother?
My name Eakapol…
is our names together.
But he got sick with leukemia.
And he died.
My life was never the same after that.
My mother died.
And then my father died.
Mark's not doing well.
All of you are starving.
I won't lose another family.
The rain is getting worse.
The current will be worse. The danger to our divers is going up.
Could they still be alive?
Nearly nine days without food, without clean water.
They have to be.
I'm very sorry.
I'm not risking lives for dead bodies.
Pull everyone back.
It's okay.
I don't even know how I ended up here.
Something led you here.
Better to listen to those instincts.
Haven't we met before?
You said your son is in the cave, right?
My son's name is Mark.
Mark.
I have something for you.
It's from one of the monks.
Why are you here so late?
I can't sleep just like you.
This is a Shan tradition.
One pile of sand for each of the boys.
And one for Coach Eak.
Thirteen.
Yes.
Faith is all I have.
I don't have money.
I don't have power.
I only have faith.
Faith that my son is in there.
And faith that…
if I root myself here,
you will find him.
And I will take him home.
What do you believe in?
I believe in science.
But now, science has failed me.
Nature has become my obstacle.
I wonder if I really have offended the gods.
When I first came here, I bowed my head to pray.
But I couldn't bring myself to believe.
It's a big ask…
for a man of science…
to surrender to belief.
I'm not too proud to admit…
I need a miracle.
That your son in there also needs a miracle.
Ranger Station.
We think we've caught a break.
What does that mean in millimeters?
How much of a break?
Put me through to Noon.
Pim, it's Noon.
Trust me, no rain.
Biw.
Ghosts.
It's coming from the water.
It's not Thai.
International ghosts.
I don't believe in ghosts.
Guys. Come here. Quick.
-Who are you? -You got food?
-Why are you here? -And my parents?
Did you bring any food?
-Are there rangers outside? -Will my parents scold me?
Adul, help us translate.
Say something.
I'm Adul.
Titan.
Phong.
Mix.
Night.
Dom.
Biw.
Tle.
Nick.
Note.
I'm Tee.
And this is…
I'm Mark.
Mark.
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